The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1887-04-08
THE HADDOCK TRIAL.
The Prosecution Rests its Case
For q Time.
Weak Opening on the Part Of
the Defense.

ssodA OpeTIHV OF Ine faft OF
the Defense.
Sioux CITY, March 31.-Albert
koshnlski, alias Bismarck. was recalled
this morning, but his evidence was inn
material as to detail. Following him
came his - year old daughter named
Minnie. She possesses her fathers
singular faculty of retentive powers
and passed straight on in her testimony
without embarrassment or contradic.
ton. She said: 1 know John Arens-
dorf and Paul Leader. 1 remember
when Mr.. Haddock was killed. Idon't
remember just when my father went
away. saw John Arensdorf after
father went away. l carried letter
from my mama to him. He was near
the bridge. He came to our house
about ten minutes after / got back.
He told my mama there was too
much talk yet, and she could not go
away until it got more quiet. He came
again on Sunday. My mama said
she didn't want to wait any longer; my
papa was sick and she wanted to so
away. He said he would fix everything
so we could go away on Tuesday. We
sold the furniture on Monday. We
went Tuesday morning. Paul Leader
went with me that day; he went with
me and my mother to Council Bluffs.
1t was $3.50 Arensdorf paid my mother
Il didn't count the money: he said it
was that much; the money was in gold
and paper. Arensdorf bought the
house for $500. but $50 was owed on
the lot.
AT this point the state rested its case
and the court adjourned till afternoon.
The report at noon that the states
case was ended for time and that the
defense would begin with its evidence
in the afternoon, gave fresh interest
to the proceedings, but could add no
greater number to the packed court
room.
The first witness called by the de-
fense was Policeman Birdwel!, but he
did not answer.
Policeman VIM. A. Smith then testi-
fed: I am policeman, have lived
here three or four years; am acquainted
with Bismarck; knew him when he was
working in the packing house; have
known him ever since; was police.
man during the month of August;
saw Bismarck the night of the Sd at
the corner of Douglas and Fourth
streets; he was so drunk he didn't walk
straight nor could he talk straight;
l talked with him; 1 told him
he had better go home. 1t was between
11:30 and IL o'clock at night when
saw him; it was after the killing of
Haddock.
Adolph Metz testified as follows: A
harness maker, am working at 42s
Pearl street; last August lived at sos
West Seventh street, near the bridge
know Bismarck; on the Sd of August
was up town until 1850; met him in
the evening at about $50 or o'clock;
he came out of saloon and we just
spoke; he had been drinking; he was
not badly drunk then. l saw him
again about IL or o'clock that night
he woke me up; he had then been
drinking heavily; he fell off the side
walk out side of our gate. He called
my name and wanted to know if
l wouldn't let him in. I did not do it,
1 didn't let him in because my father
said l shouldn't. He remained there
about an hour on the front porch.
suppose he was asleep; he called to me
again in about an hour; lie was then
standing at the foot Of the steps. ]
saw him next morning. When he came
to the harness shop about 8 o'clock, he
was partially sobered up; he told me he
had slept on the ground that night neal
Melons, fence; he said he had beer
home. My brother was present at that
time.
Cross examined: He asked for ad
mittance; do not know whether he lail
on the porch; can not say positively
whether he was in the shop next day
or not: he never told me about sleep
| ing by Melons fence: l don't know
when l saw him in the shop.
Oscar Birdwell, policeman, sworn:
know Bismarck; got acquainted
with him in Treiber's saloon;
was on watch the night O
August Sd. saw Bismarcl
at 1890 o'clock on the night of the Sd
on the corner of Fourth and Dougla
streets; l was at the scene of the kill
ing. 1t was about fifteen minute
after the body was removed when
saw Bismarck; he was quite drunk;
told him to go on home or 1 woul
lock him up; went on duty that nigh
at 8 o'clock.
George Rice sworn: Have know
Bismarck since the high water, hav
worked with him several times; sa,
him at his place about II O'clock o
the Sunday morning before the shoot
ing; he said he and George Treble
could make more money "doing up
lawyers and preachers than by diggin
wells, he did not say anything abor
killing preachers.
Bismarck (recalled) said: l kno'
George Rice, the well digger; he WE